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On downtown SpeakBenn By DENNIS LANTIIIER Of The Examiner Its time the provincial government heard from the silent majority over the downtown improvement pro ject in Barrie says Claude Ben nett housing minister The silent majority are those who have not spoken out in favor of the project the minister told Rotary Club of Barrie meeting Thursday Letters of support for the pro ject would be beneficial durin an Ontario Municipal Board hearing when all the objections are being looked at he said The downtown revitalization today roiect project is good for Barrie Bennett said It must have viability he said Sixteen other com munities are looking for the money if they get the op portunity Bennett said persons who ob ject to the project should visit areas such as Cornwall or Thunder Bay where the government has sponsored im provement projects People would have to be im pressed by the overall return which had come back to the municipality he said Last year money was granted to Barrie for the project because it seemed to have Revisions in course wont alter intent TERRY HELI Of The Examiner Revisions called for Wednes day by the Simcoe County Board of Education will not alter the intent of the human relations program says Sim eocs superintendent of cars riculum dont think anything re quested by the hoard will pre vent us carrying through with the intenton oi the program Dr ltobert lhoiiias told The Examiner The program is designed to clnbrace the components of human growth and develop ment that are not offered in other academic programs Thomas said the program is aimed at helping the individual student develop selfrespect and respect lor others He told the boards trustees during tednesdays meeting that the program is based in Christian values Much of the criticism levelled at the program by individuals and organizations concerns perceived lack of faith to Chris tian belief The program they say does not teach right and wrong as absolutes but leaves the deci sion to the students Wednesdays action by the board included motion saying that the program should recognize and promote tradi tional moral code and values The board also postoned countywide implementation initially scheduled for the fall and cancelled further field testing pending revision of the program and review by the trustees Much of the criticism from the public has been based on in accuracies Thomas said Much of the reference Snider elected to Ontario post litlllles police chief Earl Snider has been elected secretary treasurer of the tario Association of hiefs of Police hiel Smder said he was elected to the position at the police chiels conference this week lll leterlmrough About 200 senior officers from Andrade Shameful contests canceHed BARCLAY it is shame no group is willing to come forth to ensure the annual Stroud brick throwing and rollerpin contests are held this summer in Stroud says Grant Andrade deputy reeve For more than 30 years the liiternatiomil Rolling Pin and trick throwing contests have been held in the Stroud area with the results compared in ternationally with Stroud Australia Stroud Okla and Stloud England This year however it seems as though the contests will not beheld The contests were to have been part of Summer Festival Summer Festival however was recently pronounced lead by the Summer Festival omr mittec The Wornica Public Ayleit art Dove Britton Ontarios police forces attended the four day conference The costs involved in using police officers for courtroom guard duties and transporting prisoners between jail and court were discussed at the con ference said Chief Snider Police officials believe these duties should be performed by special correctional staff in stead of highly trained police officers he said Many chiefs believe correc tional staff could perform these taks more economically than regular police officers who are specially trained to handle other duties Using the special ly trained officers as guards or chauffeurs is waste of their skills say police officials Trustee attacks opponents Simcoe County Board of Education trustees and ad ministrative staff have been the victims of slurs intimida tion and slanderous statements made by people opposed to the human relations program says Frnk Prothero trustee Prothero said the actions of these people damaged the credibility of others who have legitimate complaints concern ing the program and express them courteously material they are attacking was intended as resource for the teacher Theyre distorting teacher resource material not course material Thomas said How the information is presented to the student is left to the teacher Thomas and Jack Ramsay the boards director said they out have faith in Simcoes teachers ability to properly pass the in formation along Many people have voiced sup port for the program Thomas told the trustees including students among the some 4500 who took the course The program also deals with human sexuality and the various forms it takes something going for it Ben nett said GREAT POTENTIAL Barrie has great potential and Bennett said he hopes businessmen dont dispair if it takes long period time to get the project going In general Bennett said the private sector has better chance to make downtown im provement success and their participation should be en couraged The freeze of commercial development that the govem CLAUDE BENNETT minister ment says detrimental to the project will continue to be en couraged said Bennett Revitalization is necessary for the economic wellbeing of the community he said Summer is here and John and Jeff like children everywhere are looking for ways to occupy their time Sometimes its just walk with your dog during those hot lazy days Other times its mud puddles and cowboys and indians Examiner Photo After planningconference Mayor supports ministry says changes in act good On the surface it appear the white paper on the planning act is good thing says Barrie Mayor Ross Archer panel from the ministry of housing was on hand at the Holiday Inn Thursday to discuss changes in the planning act The act gives more power for making decisions to individual municipalities rather than have the province rule on all planning matters major problem now is the tremendous time lag before certain developments start said the mayor The objective of the govern ment is to speed that up which is great step in the right direction said the mayor Warnico school graduates gymnasium Poinswiclc was full to capacity for Thursday nights grade graduation ceremony Among the top award winners are top row left to right Carlton School in music Kevin Voll Fines Timposed on persons who object to certain matters and then dont turn up at OMB hearings is good thing said the mayor dont think others rights should be trampled on said the mayor People will object cause nine month delay becaue of the OMB hearing and then wont show up COUNCILLORS WORRIES Georgian Bay councillor had some reservations about the OMB changes and expressed them during the question and answer period that followed the morning session The planning act calls for eliminatin of appeal procedures to the cabinet on complaints about OMB hearings mathematics Brent Groh patroller of the year John Collins boy athlete front row June Little girl athlete and citizen of the year Kim Stoddart patroller of the year and Judy Webb Warnicas most talented person Examiner Photo The councillor said he was amazed at the number of OMB decisions that are over turned over by cabinet He said it would not be advisable to eliminate the appeal pro cedure Innisfil Reeve Bill Gibbins asked if municipalities could expect funding help from the province to help in the required planningchanges Claude Bennett minister of housing said there wre no plans to increase funding to communities at this time The conference drew 350 more than preVious con ference held in Toronto ett tells maioriy amner he understood there were few complaints from uprooted residents of other downtown revitalization areas In general Bennett said those people have accepted the change Many citizem are mov ed to housing of better quality hesaid He also said municipalities have right to restrict com mercial development it they feel it threatening to the downtown His comments concerned councils recent refusal to grant developer Jack Stollar rezon ing to build Swiss Chalet along Bayfield Street Minister Freedom violated Parishoners of Innisfils Heritage Baptist Church have had their right to religious freedom violated says Rev LeRoy Pennell Mr Pennell was told by In msfil Township Thursday he could not continue operating his Summer Vacation Bible School only two weeks after the Supreme Court of Ontario ruled the church could not continue operating day school The Summer Vacation Bible School held in the church began Monday It was to in volve 60 students in bible studies from 930 to 11 am for five days Today was the last day of class Mr Pennell said however he informed the students not to bother returning for todays class The township has told us school is school no matter what it is called said Mr Pen nell Mr Pennell wrote letter to the township to make sure it was okay to operate the class in light of the supreme court hearing which ruled against the day school Cancellation of the Bible class points up the ridiculous nature of the supreme court decision said Mr Pennell Mr Pennell announced Tues day the church would appeal the supreme court decision hope people wake up to see how the decision has violated religious freedom he said We dont have religious freedom if the decision is upheld Historic evening program planned MIDLAND special even ing program at the Historic Naval and Military Establishments in Pen tanguishene June 30 will let visitors imagine the per sonalities and lifestyles that characterized the establish ment as an isolated defence outpost 160 years ago The program starting at 730 pm is meant to be more than just tour Burke Penny manager of the historic site said We hope to attract visitors of all ages and ho fully they will be able to entity with some of the roles performed by those who lived at the Naval Establishment in 1820 he said Dramatic reading historical interpretation and 19th century music are some of the events planned Also included is noc turnal look at the quartermans cabin seamans barracks assistant surgeons house and other buildings by candlelight tho oxamlnor rmvJmm Car wash for Muscular Dystrophy Deirdre Barry graduate tudent from Eastview Secondary School scrubs car at the Pit Stop on Bayfield Street Thursday Barry is helped by Les Fair born of the Barrie Fire Department Deirdre and ten other students donated all proceeds to the fire department to combat Muscular Dystrophy as well as to publicize student willingness to work at summer jobs Ex aminer Photo by Peter Hsu Stollar without support city solicitor claims Jack Stollar charging the ci ty with an alleged conflict of in terest on the downtown im provement project doesnt have leg to stand on says the citys solicitor Ossie Rowe who has submit ted letter to the city clerks of fice Barrie mayor Ross Archer said Thursday made that deci SlOn Stollar told council Monday he had applied to the Ontario Supreme Court for an injunclt tion stopping it from making any more decisions on commer cial development outside the core area He said the city has conflict of interest because of financial involvement in the downtown improvement project Stollar tried to build Swiss Chalet along Bayfield Street but was turned down by council because of the freeze on com mercial development The letter from Rowe says Stoloar has the legal right to appeal the decision through the Ontario Municipal Board OMB Mayor Archer said The courts will not likely want to interfere when there is an administrative tribunal 0MB on hand said the mayor School addition studie An addition planned for Goodfellow Public School In nisfil in 1981 will likely be con structed in 1980 if present enrol ment figures remain static During meeting of the Sim coe County Board of Education June 13 Innisfil councillor Kathe Jans said construction should be moved up year because of the continual in crease in the number of students Cost of the addition has been estimated at $300000 depending on its size if refugees arrive comfort hardest thing to provide pastor By Loni COHEN Of The Examiner If two families of Vietnamese boat refugees are brought to Barrie the greatest challenge will be making them feel com fortable and not like outsiders said Rev Harry Waite pastor at St Andrews Church Taking care of their physical needs is important Mr Waite aid but by far the larger challenge is making them feel part of family St Andrews Church and the Kempenfelt Kiwanis Club have applied to the federal govern ment to sponsor Vietnamese family each It will be difficult in Bar rie Mr Waite admitted Thats why its good to have at least two families In Toronto it would be easier because theres larger mix of people Mr Waite is glad the church is going to act as sponsor since it is already builtin family and group with sense of caring All money raised by the church to support their family will come from donations Mr Waite expects $6000 to $8000 is needed to provide them with School tender awarded The Simcoe County Board of Education has awarded Genan Construction the contract to build general purpose rooms adjacent to public schools in three communities Total cost of the three rooms will be some $650000 The board will pay the full $180000 cost of general pur pose room at Medonte South and all but $6000 of the $180000 bill at New Lowell At Shanty Bay the $300000 community centre facility will be paid for jointly by the board and the community The boards share will be some $180000 The school board will use money gleaned from the sale of schools no longer required to fund the three projects General purpose rooms ar for community use The boards decision came Wednesday during regular meeting the necessities of life Once the family arrives the church will have rented living quarters with at least months rent paid have it furnished the food cupboard stocked and supply of clothing on hand Members of the church are prepared to help the family learn English and help in the search for unemployment lot of churches in the United States have sponsored Vietnamese refugees and weve heard they are good ini migrants Mr Waite said Weve heard they become in dependant quickly If the family does not become independant as quickly as an ticipated the church is prepared to take financial responsibility for it for one year Mr Waite made it clear no religious obligations are ex pected from the family The religion is irrelevant he said Chances are theyll be Buddist If theyre not Chris tians we dont expect them to have anything to do with the church in religious sense The church is doing this in humanitarian sense City council tabled the mo tion last week until the legal opinion from Rowe was receiv ed It is likely city council will Rick Jones city planner in the project area The study will determine residents and the likelihood Jones The report will be submitt Corr named local services by the Simcoe County Iack Ramsay as the boards di Diabetic Association of ticket diabetics Monday evening and will not Innisfil to fix air co making the office an almost Richard Groh township tation and communications Coun Kathe Jans chairm projects like the construction casef Noiurdigdéiofgo tion of using natural gas in the Installing the natural gas ago natural gas and council saw choice will be listed for sale with Mul said Andrade Bell Ewart Hall and property Vye and Constable Dorian township residents letter from Innisfil Cent town ri country Downtown survey nearly ready The results of survey on areas affected by the downtown improvement project should be in by the end of August says Jones told planning board Tuesday the study which was survey of area residents was to determine the social impct Board OMB when it is completed said Jones Ab Carr has been appointed superintendent of educational Carr an area superinendent for Barrie for the past six years replaces Irv Harris who was appointed to replace Midhurst woman wins $1000 Mrs George Sutton of Midhurst won $1000 in the recent Ontario Sweepstakes Ron Sheldrake also of Midhurst won $25 for selling the winning Proceeds of the sweepstakes are in aid of diabetic research and Camp Huronia The camp in Huntsville is for Wasago Beach search goes on WASAGA BEACH Provficiaipoifi divers have given up in their search for 35yearold Willowdale man whose rubber dinghy capsized in Georgian Bay last Wednesday Police said Monday the four divers ceased the search WattsCurnow because the bay area is too large Police will continue searching with helicoptors and shoreline patrols said spokesman BARCLAY Councillors voted overwhelmingly in favor of spending $2300 to have the air conditioning system in the municipal office repaired The air conditioner has been broken for about two days budgeted but would be spent out of necessity The system should be fixed in about one week Ministry wont pay for paying BARCLAY Council was denied request for funds to help pave roads in the township by the ministry of transpor said the ministry was approached even though council realized money would only be allocated for nonrecuring We had some feeling we wouldnt get it said Coun Jans She said however they tried any ways just in By July most residentsrof Cookstown willihave Previously natural gas was not available in Cookstown and village residents used either propane oil or electricity to heat their homes said Michael Sheehan village clerk Consumers Gas approached council about installing residents said Sheehan are pleased with their new energy Township selling land BARCLAY Three pieces of municipally can land The lots one in Holly one stick with the general commit tee recommendation to deny the request said the mayor dont think council will do any hand springs for him tStoIlar said the mayor the attitude stability of the of their displacement said ed to the Ontario Municipal uperintendent Board of Education rector September continue looking for Michael nditioner unbearable place to work lerk said the money was not an of public works and health of bridges okstown ir homes mains began about one month it as an energy option Most tiple Listing Sales MLS an nounced Grant Andrade deputy Reeve Wednesday Although tenders were previously called on the sites those received were extremely low almost laughable on Coxmill Road and the old are excellent lots said An drade He said now that the lots are listed with MLS any agent within the township can get piece of the action Police praised by school BARCLAY Two Innisfil policemen Constable Gary were recently praised by ral School said Constable Vye was of great help in preparing an Ottawa Jamboree for Grade students Thank you again for superior job well done and were hoping you shall continue to be our safety of ficer next year as well said the letter In letter to the chief of police Archie Wright Sandy ove Acres resident expressed his appreciation of Con stable Iorian who aided him May3